Double Exposure (eBook)

Bridget Birdsall (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
304 Seiten
Sky Pony Press (Verlag)
978-1-63220-206-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Fifteen-year-old Alyx Atlas was raised as a boy, yet she knows something others dont. Shes a girl. And after her dad dies, it becomes painfully obvious that she must prove it nowto herself and to the world. Born with ambiguous genitalia, Alyx has always felt a little different. But its after she sustains a terrible beating behind a 7-Eleven that she and her mother pack up their belongings and move from California to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to start a new lifeand Alyx begins over again, this time as a girl.Alyx quickly makes new friends, earns a spot on the girls varsity basketball team, and for the first time in her life feels like she fits in. That is, until her prowess on the court proves too much for the jealous, hotheaded Pepper Pitmani, who sets out to uncover Alyxs secret. A dangerous game of Truth or Dare exposes Alyxs difference and will disqualify her entire basketball team from competing in the state championships unless Alyx can prove, once and for all, that she is a girl. But will Alyx find the courage to stand up for the truth of her personhood, or will she do what shes always donerun away? Whatever she decides, she knows theres much more at stake than a championship win.A stunning debut young adult novel from Bridget Birdsall, Double Exposure brings to light complex gender issues, teenage insecurities, and overcoming all obstacles.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readerspicture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Bridget Birdsall is an author, artist, educator, and inspirational speaker. Despite dyslexic challenges, Bridget made a midlife decision to pursue her dream of writing books that touch hearts, especially those of young peoples. She earned her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College and now teaches creative, contemplative, and business writing skills throughout the Midwest. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships and is known as a writer willing to tackle tough topics.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.11.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
• Schlagworte: Agility • alyx atlas • Ambiguous • Athlete • basketball championship • basketball team • beaten severely • books on fellowships • books on human components books on gym classes • Bullied • California • changes appearance • child born • Chromosomes • clitoris • Congenital • damaging effects • disorder characterized • distractable • dyslexia • fellowships • Fresh Start • Gender Assignment • gender boundaries • gender identification • Genitalia • genitals • genuine voice • girls act • girls' basketball • gym classes • hand understanding • hormone treatments • human component • Intersex • intersexed • intersexuality • labia • Learning Disorder • madison wisconsin • Make-up • Milwaukee • mom move • mother move • mother's maiden • Moulds • Organs • outstanding example parents decided • Penis • Pepper • poorly understood • profoundly sensitive • puberty • pulled punches • queer ya • records • school youth • scrotum • sensitive tale • sexual anatomy • speech sounds • Surgery • tackles • tackle tough • Transgender • vaginal • varsity basketball • vermont college • win awards • Winners • Wisconsin • writer willing • ya panel • Young Adult
• ISBN-10: 1-63220-206-9 / 1632202069
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63220-206-2 / 9781632202062